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How the Affordable Care Act dropped the ball, and how Medicare for All can pick it up<p><span>Since it was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has achieved many wonderful things for the American public and had many successes. Nearly 20 million individuals living in the U.S. have gained health insurance since 2010 between the open of insurance exchanges and the expansion of Medicaid. In particular, states that made the choice to expand Medicaid saw large drops in the number of their uninsured residents. It virtually eliminated the ability of insurance companies to deny care or increase insurance premiums based solely on the existence pre-existing conditions. On that same note, it eliminated lifetime and annual coverage limits. These regulations were 100% necessary in a time when insurance companies were essentially dictating the care (or lack thereof) to patients</span></p>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 08:50:53 -0400Kristy Foglehttp://www.pmdbaltimore.org/the_failures_of_the_aca
First post about your nation<p><img style="float: right; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" src="https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/progressivemaryland/pages/1712/attachments/original/1373406714/first-post.png?1373406714" alt="first-post.png" />This is the first blog post. You can insert photos into a post and embed content. Blogs are extremely useful, as they provide a platform for highlighting things taking place on your nation, as well as news or press that develops. They also keep your site content fresh, and increase the likelihood someone searching for topics related to your nation will find your website.</p>
<p>Learn <a href="http://nationbuilder.com/how_to_start_a_blog" target="_blank">how to create a blog</a> and some tips for keeping it updated.</p>
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<p><strong>To change this content, click "Edit this page" in the Supporter Nav on the right,<br>or from your Control Panel navigate to Websites &gt; [blog] &gt; Posts &amp; subpages &gt; [first_post].</strong></p>Sat, 08 Apr 2017 17:30:00 -0400Anthony Whitehttp://www.pmdbaltimore.org/first_post